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• How long will a second Battery Last?
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 08:18:41 -0500
  Hey Everyone, I'm trying to outfit my westy for the winter and was wondering how long the second battery will last if I...
• optima battery installation-how to make it fit
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:33:03 -0800
  I want to put the Optima Red Top battery in my Syncro and was told by the battery guy that it would not fit...
• Re: Battery death overnight
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:11:50 -0400
  Thomas, First, I would take it to your FLAPS and have them test your alternator/battery system. I have found most Autozone guys are...
• Re: More (simple) battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:07:57 -0500
  HI Patti, If your Aux battery is hooked up as recommended you can’t use the dash lighter. There are also other reasons that...
• Surepower 1315 and charging issues
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 5 May 2009 19:01:58 -0700
  After reading the recent posts regarding the Surepower 1315, Vitrifrigo, aux battery wiring, etc., I was curious if a battery charger or Progressive Dynamics...
• Re: Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery; need for higher amp relay
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 02:33:05 -0400
  This is a followup to the auxiliary battery installation report I posted July 2, 2003. As I suspected, the 12 gauge wire I used...
• Re: battery info requested
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 15:40:05 -0400
  >Years back, there was a TV ad for a battery which had a special >reserve (almost like a second battery within a battery) capability...
• Aux. Battery Pondering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Thu, 24 May 2001 13:52:55 GMT
  ...Meaning that the dead battery will eventually kill the good battery. I pulled out the aux. battery last night and disconected the signal wire...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:32:08 -0700
  That's a hidden anti-theft switch to disable the entire battery system, one of several levels of disabling I built into it. The...
• Weekender Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:40:51 +0000
  Good Morning Folks, I'm trying to figure out how the second battery set up works in my '85 Weekender. When I bought it...
• Re: New battery drained...waaaaaaaaa :-(
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:01:47 -0800
  ...The stereo and dash cigarette lighter should be on this circuit, and the aux battery isolated, so that shouldn't drain your starting battery...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:06:56 -0500
  ...So, with the engine off, all my electrical widgets are powered by the coach battery (the one under the drivers seat). The starter battery...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:36:01 -0800
  The drivers side battery is the auxiliary, the lighter on the passenger seat pedestal is the only thing connected to it from the factory...
• Re: Aux battery function, how?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 May 1999 13:00:47 -0400
  At 08:36 5/10/99 -0700, Glommen, Jon wrote: >I have an '86 Vanagon Westy 1/2 camper that has an aux battery...
• Re: Aux Battery Idea
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 15:59:52 -0700
  Jason, You could hook up an auxiliary battery outside the compartment as you suggest. However, it would be risky using the existing relay.... even...
• Re: 2nd battery Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:45:12 -0700
  ...Then the alternator would charge the starting battery the energy that was used for replenishing the aux battery. The starting battery can only recharge...
• Re: vented vs not vented batteries
  Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:59:22 -0700
  ...i have always heard about the not connecting the jumper cable to the neg post of the dead battery, but i didnt know the...
• Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:57:19 -0400
  ...I sent my wife to AA to have a suspect battery tested and likely replaced. The gentleman helping her told her very seriously that...
• Re: Wire Gauge Question? battery questions too!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:51:02 -0800
  > If not beefy enough what is the easiest / Cleanest way to run a set of wires to the battery. Either to the battery or...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:00:46 -0700
  ...I have a manual battery switch that can bypass it. This was all done years ago before the 1315 was invented. Same relay as...
• Re: Aux. Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:06:02 -0800
  ...Battery > Hi, > > > The relay can > > be used as an aux battery relay although there are better solutions to this > > problem (see archives). > > Can you...
• 83 westy auxilliary battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jean Whetstone
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 19:52:57 -0500
  Hi, I have an 83 watercooled Westy with the auxilliary battery compartment under the driver's seat. I am wondering how to hook up...
• Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:48:23 -0700
  It's very simple to put a volt meter on your battery to check chrarging voltage, while the engine is running, from the alternator...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy, JC Whitney?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 02:06:25 -0400
  ...It is > worth it, 'cause I guarentee you will have occasion to want to crank > with that 2nd battery. For most of a year...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:11:58 -0800
  ...2.5mm wire & relay & fridge; no auxiliary battery 97.34a (Camper 1986-1989, auxiliary battery): 6.0mm wire & relay & aux battery; (no fridge shown...
• Re: Battery LEDs = Useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 11:40:40 -0700
  ...Given that the only car size battery that will fit in the aux battery compartment is the Group 41 battery just like the one...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:35:08 -0700
  If the Group 48 battery is as high as or higher than the group 41, how does it compare lengthwise? My new Group 41...
• Re: Battery and Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:17:33 EDT
  ...Each cell's water should be clear - cloudy ones indicate the plates are sulphating and the battery life is on the wane. A battery...
• Re: no start in 81 AC Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 13:20:20 -0700
  ...I guess it would depend on the circuitry of the booster battery (if its a battery pack of some type) but with it connected...
• Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:09:54 -0400
  My 84 Westy with a 2.1L wouldn't start due to a run-down battery. I charged it, and started fine. I made...
• Charging System headaches
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:49:16 -0700
  ...I added a 2nd battery for the amp & to run accessories. After about 2 months, the primary battery died. It was oldish, so I...
• Re: What size optima battery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:44:38 -0700
  ...Just use the best quality group 41 battery you can find. Otherwise the battery will stick up about an inch above the battery box...
• Battery Setup
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur Lafaire aka obeechi
  Thu, 29 May 2008 19:41:02 -0700
  This is maybe my ideal battery setup. Under the rear seat, larger engine battery and large deep cycle battery Under the front seats two...
• Re: Where can I ground my AUX battery?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:19:22 -0500
  Steven, in our '86 Westfalia, under the driver's seat, just ahead of the AUX battery box is a bolt welded to the body...
• Re: What does my battery light mean
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:20:17 EDT
  ...Does the battery light mena that the battery is low, > that the alternator is charging, or that that alternator needs to be > charging? > > Alt...
• Re: 2nd battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:09:12 -0800
  Using the Westy fridge relay to provide the power source to charge the second battery is not a great idea. The long wires involved...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 20:28:53 -0800
  --------- Mark wrote Oct 28 in response to Steve's battery charging question: > > The aux battery relay closes whenever the alternator is producing voltage > (i...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:15:54 -0700
  ...In my case, since my aux battery and 1315 are under my rear seat, would it make more sense to run that bigger charge...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 7 Jul 2017 07:18:02 -0700
  ...The relay used thug should be one more suitable for battery isolation charging operation. > For the 6 gauge connection from the chassis battery to...
• which battery for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 28 May 2000 02:14:10 EDT
  Looks like I need to replace the battery in my Westfalia. I've had no trouble with the existing Die Hard and am considering...
• Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:59:48 -0500
  Vanagonites, I've been following the threads re the auxilary battery installation in a Vanagon. Bits & pieces of important & usefull sounding info have shown...
• Re: Wire Gauge Question? battery questions too!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:34:21 -0500
  I think you missed the point that he is loking to install a separate battery charger. If the charge is 10 amps or less...
• '87 Westie 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Taylor
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:31:18 -0800
  I'd like to install a 2nd battery in my '87 Westie. From a cusory inspection of the battery well under the drivers seat...
• cranking battery ok as auxiliary?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 23:32:29 -0700
  I replaced my auxiliary battery a couple of years ago (the one under the driver seat in my 86 vanagon ASI) with a standard...
• 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:49:50 -0500
  ...the box is smaller then the real battery box which would lead me to suspect a smaller battery. what kind of battery do i...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 20:00:08 -0500
  ...Most of them use an internal 12 volt >> sealed battery. Remove the battery and connect to your 2nd battery. I once interviewed with a...
• Re: 2nd battery full-time?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:09:10 -0400
  ...duty deep cycle battery under the rear bench. > > > > Is it ok to leave this battery connected to the main battery lead all the > > time...
• Wheelchair Batteries vs GW Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:05:55 -0700
  Now that I have finally succeeded in removing my dead 12-year-old aux battery, I'm looking to replace it. Here's what...
• Re: Electric confusion
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 18:31:10 +0200
  ...I feel that it would be beneficial to > use one battery for ignition purposes only, and run everything else off the > second battery? or...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 13:54:48 EDT
  I pulled the battery from the Vanagon to have a look see. Its an Interstate 42 but does not state specifically how many amps...
• Battery Box Lid Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:11:21 EDT
  My 83.5 Westfalia has a lid for the battery box that apparetly is supposed to be held closed by four tiny screws or...
• Re: Yes! Aux battery solution??!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 21 May 1999 16:56:28 -0500
  Yes, I have experience with that battery. It is made by Interstate Batteries, and is the same one that the two winners of the...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:50 -0700
  ...As one drives along, the battery will draw fewer and fewer amps as it tops up, and pretty soon the voltage at the battery...
• Re: Battery for van
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:10:36 -0400
  I too purchased two of the Pep Boys Bosch-premium, so my Aux Lead Acid matched my primary battery... as I have a dual...
• Re: Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 1 Oct 2019 14:18:35 -0700
  ...This battery fits well in the Vanagon battery box since it has no handle mounts on the ends like many 41 batteries do. I...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 14:25:21 -0700
  You forgot to mention what year it is and the wiring from the alternator to the battery changed a bit over time. For WBX...
• Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:01:45 -0800
  Hi, measured voltage at battery when running and no loads applied should be, IMHO, above 13.7 for the battery to charge. What you...
• Re: Battery Question - 1600 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 3 May 1998 13:38:32 -0700
  > No, he means the main battery. In all US Vanagons (except for the > diesel Vanagons) the main battery was under the passenger seat. In...
• Monitoring aux battery charging?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 06:10:26 -0700
  If a fellow has been camping for a few days and he's been running off his (newly-installed) aux battery, he might need...
• Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:26:07 -0500
  ...Most of them use an internal 12 volt sealed battery. Remove the battery and connect to your 2nd battery. You now have an inverter...